Final neck shaping starts by using an in channel gouge to take the neck down to its final thickness. Using these reference points I'll join up the neck shape with a spoke shave and sanding block, referencing with a straight edge.
A lot of time spent in this area, getting a really good shape for a comfortable grip and for the instrument to feel great in your hands. I love to carve these areas, by now I'm using finer and finer files.
In this photo you can see three transitional areas where the shape is not yet fluid. At the head stock and two areas at the heel. I will spend some hours making the whole neck flow as one, making it as playable as possible with a great shallow 'c' shape.
Ive got a little behind at the moment as i was working on the U2 360 Tour at the Millenium Stadium, building the fantastic 'Claw' stage. Ill post an update on this later this week.....
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